Hi ! I just would like to know :
If I want to make a run of a game's mode that requires to do some stuff (completing the game for exemple), what do I need ?
A memory card with the save of the game completed, a verification movie file which would create such a save and the run file ?
Or do I juste need a run file and a save state ?
If your run starts from a save file you must also present a run that creates that save file. The run does not have to be optimized, it merely has to show that you did not cheat in making the save file - that the save file is a valid state you can reach by playing (or TASing ;) ) the game.
Only one run ever has been allowed to start from a save state, afaik (sonic 3 & knuckles newgame+)
Only one run ever has been allowed to start from a save state, afaik (sonic 3 & knuckles newgame+)
There are more:
- GBC Mega Man Xtreme
- GBC Super Mario Bros. Deluxe "You vs. Boo"
- GB Super Mario Land "hard mode"
Some of these may have obsolete runs too.
The point is: If using SRAM is possible, that is preferred to using savestates.
Some emulators don't support SRAMs (there might be workarounds, e.g. with Mupen64, there is a trick allowing run to start from SRAM).
Hmmm... Is it alright if the verification movie is 5h45 long ? :p
(And now I have to check if it's synching... As far as I tried before, the movie was desynching everytime I used a savestate, so I made this one without any savestate :/ )
Hmmm... Is it alright if the verification movie is 5h45 long ? :p
(And now I have to check if it's synching... As far as I tried before, the movie was desynching everytime I used a savestate, so I made this one without any savestate :/ )
That's ok as far as I know, after all if the SRAM is in question someone could run your movie overnight/on turbo to see if it generates the same SRAM.
(And now I have to check if it's synching... As far as I tried before, the movie was desynching everytime I used a savestate, so I made this one without any savestate :/ )
Kinda obvious, but... That thing doesn't sound good (for TASing the actual game starting from the SRAM that is)...
(And now I have to check if it's synching... As far as I tried before, the movie was desynching everytime I used a savestate, so I made this one without any savestate :/ )
Kinda obvious, but... That thing doesn't sound good (for TASing the actual game starting from the SRAM that is)...
Yes I know, I think it's because I was savestating at full speed (creating some lag in Dolphin), it may work with frame advance. I will figure something out :p
Thanks for the answers too :)
